A listless and lethargic 84-year-old male patient responds to physical stimuli with garbled speech. His respirations show poor effort and are rapid and labored, with a room-air SpO2 of 84%. Additionally, you cannot appreciate breath sounds in his right lung. The best form of oxygen therapy for this patient would be:
A) Positive pressure ventilation
B) High-concentration oxygen via a nonrebreather mask
C) Oxygen at 2 lpm via nasal cannula initially and increase the liter flow as needed
D) Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
A) Positive pressure ventilation
Health Professions
You might also like to view...
________ is the naturally occurring termination of pregnancy
A) Miscarriage B) Spontaneous abortion C) Both A and B D) None of the above
Health Professions
____ poisoning is the most common poison-related cause of death in the United States each year.
A. Carbon dioxide B. EtOH C. Oxygen D. Carbon monoxide
Health Professions
Define each of the following terms:
dyspnea
Health Professions
For the following questions, use an ICD-9-CM code book to select the appropriate code(s)for the diagnostic statements given
Cryptococcosis
Health Professions